CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) is expected to be announcing its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 19th. Analysts expect CenterPoint Energy to post earnings of $0.47 per share and revenue of $2.2268 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NYSE CNP opened at $42.48 on Tuesday. CenterPoint Energy has a 52-week low of $33.24 and a 52-week high of $42.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.89, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $39.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $38.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 0.51.

CenterPoint Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share. This is a boost from CenterPoint Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. CenterPoint Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.70%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CenterPoint Energy

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy in the 4th quarter worth $254,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in CenterPoint Energy by 15.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 76,100 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,757,000 after buying an additional 10,277 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in CenterPoint Energy by 5.8% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 69,683 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,525,000 after buying an additional 3,821 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 11.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,411 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $486,000 after acquiring an additional 1,384 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 55,061 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,995,000 after acquiring an additional 15,922 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on CNP shares. Mizuho set a $42.00 price target on CenterPoint Energy in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $37.00 target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of CenterPoint Energy from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. KeyCorp raised shares of CenterPoint Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $41.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CenterPoint Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.82.

About CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy, Inc (NYSE: CNP) is a Houston-based regulated utility company that provides electric and natural gas delivery services and related infrastructure operations. The company’s principal activities center on the transmission and distribution of electricity in the greater Houston metropolitan area and the distribution of natural gas to customers across several states in the Midwest and South. As a vertically integrated utility, CenterPoint focuses on the reliable delivery of energy through owned and operated networks of lines, pipelines and associated facilities.

CenterPoint’s core businesses include regulated electric transmission and distribution services, regulated natural gas distribution, and the operation and maintenance of energy infrastructure.